Lieutenant William Calley

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:admissionFee Gave interviews post-release
gptkbp:advocacy Veterans'_rights
gptkbp:awards Bronze Star Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1943-06-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Miami,_Florida,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded Life imprisonment
gptkbp:controversy Public opinion on war crimes
gptkbp:convictedOf Murder
gptkbp:court gptkb:Calley_trial
Guilty
gptkbp:culturalImpact Referenced in films and literature
gptkbp:deathDate Still alive
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Georgia
gptkbp:famousPerson The_My_Lai_Massacre:_A_Report_on_the_Trial_of_Lieutenant_William_Calley
gptkbp:famousQuote "I was just following orders."
gptkbp:filingDate 1971-03-29
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of military accountability
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant William Calley
gptkbp:humanInteraction Trauma from war experience
gptkbp:impact Debate on military ethics
gptkbp:influence Vietnam_War_policies
gptkbp:influenced Military Justice Act
gptkbp:involvedIn Yes
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn gptkb:Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:judges Admitted to ordering killings
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:My_Lai_Massacre
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in military history
gptkbp:legalStatus Insanity plea
Reduced sentence
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Documentaries and books
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Vietnam_War
Captain
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Businessman
Yes
gptkbp:publicAccess Protests and support
Defended_actions_during_My_Lai
gptkbp:publicPerception Divisive figure
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant
gptkbp:releaseDate 1974-09-02
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1966-1971
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Juliet_Calley